Newletters…. A Weekly Parent Communicator

I have never done newsletters before until this past school year.  LOVED it.  Especially when it came to conferences and parents would say " _________ says he/she never has homework" That's when I chime in with, "Have you seen the Newsletter?"   The newsletter didn't just have upcoming events, but it had spelling words, vocabulary words, and always on the back was the homework...

Library Organization

This past school year I taught Science and Writing.  It was my 3rd year to teach 4th grade science---LOVE IT--- and my first year to teach Writing.  Yes I know... Science and Writing??? What a weird combo!!  But we did a LOT of journaling in Science, so when the writing position became available, I asked my principal for it and she said yes.The one thing that I was most excited...

D.R.A.G.O.N binders

Last summer I spent a LOT of time on the computer.  Researching...creating.... researching....digging... "borrowing" ideas ;)  One I came across was the concept of a MOOSE binder. A MOOSE binder is a way of helping your students stay organized.  There is no reason why they should lose a paper, or not have something if they keep up with their binder.   I introduced these...